THE CURSE OF MACBETH
When the Drama Club discover that their teacher is away for the rest of the term, they are dismayed to be stuck with her replacement, ‘the Beck’; the impudent and cynical PE teacher, overdue for long service leave, with a great dislike for Drama kids. The Beck soon leaves them to their own devices, with one rule, it has to be Shakespeare.
Despite fearing the legendary curse the students decide on ‘Scenes from Macbeth’.
Unconcerned that his heart belongs to another, mean girl, Monique, is crushing on Declan. Determined to make him fall in love with her, she resorts to invoking the curse of Macbeth to cast a love spell.
Meanwhile the rehearsal for the most epic Ten-Minute Macbeth rages on.
Do Shakespeare’s words really make people fall in love or is it just a bored PE teacher, messing with the theatre’s technical equipment?
PLAY DETAILS
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Cast size: 18 Roles (Flexible)
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Ensemble driven. Girl Heavy. Gender Flexible.
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Length: 40 Minutes
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Style: Comedy. Slapstick.
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Suitable for: Primary, Middle and High School, College, Youth Theatre
PRINTABLE SCRIPTS & LICENSING: The Curse of Macbeth is published by Australian Plays Transform, but since their restructure, APT have handed back the invoicing to their playwrights, so I am happy to help.
Royalties for my one-act plays are $115 AUD / $80 USD per performance. Licensing includes performance rights and video licensing.
The free online perusal is provided for reading and evaluation purposes. Printable PDF scripts for classroom or rehearsal use are available for $8 AUD / $5 USD per copy, charged per student or participant.
To request printable scripts and/or performance licensing, please email with:
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the number of printable copies required
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approximate performance dates
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number of performances
I’ll then issue an invoice and provide access to the printable scripts and/or performance license.